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series3 books1975
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“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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Dystopia, about plague and pandemic, set in our world.
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Thriller & suspense, about psychic powers and parenthood.
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Zombie NovelsSeries
series2 books2011
Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and big city.
“Allison Hewitt and five colleagues are trapped together at their bookstore when the zombie outbreak hits, and she records events on her blog.”
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